Friday, October 31, 2014

Latitude 48 Deconstructed Pack (Five Single-Hop Beers)

Name: East Kent Goldings IPA
Brewed by: Boston Brewing Company
Type: IPA
ABV: 6%
Score: 6.5/10

One can certainly taste and smell the apricot notes in this beer. The drink is smooth but has a subtle sour aftertaste I don't much care for; I find it conflicts rather than compliments the initial crisp apricot taste.

Name: Mosaic IPA
ABV: 6%
Score: 9/10

Wow! What a refreshing change of pace after No. 1. Mosaic is perhaps the sweetest IPA I have ever tasted. It's crisp with subtle notes of pineapple and mandarin orange. An amazing single hop IPA.

Name: Hallertau Mittelfrueh IPA
ABV: 6%
Score: 8.9/10

I found this brew to be very similar to No.2. It's not quite as sweet, it's but just as balanced.

Name: Simcoe IPA
ABV: 6%
Score: 9.8/10

Gorgeous. This single hop embodies the epitome of an American IPA in my opinion. Great grapefruit flavor balanced by a malty sweetness.

Name: Zesus IPA
ABV: 6%
Score: 9.9/10

An aptly named hop-- this one is king. So much flavor, so cloying, so tantalizing.

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